History Main / AudioAdaptation

* An audiobook of ''VisualNovel/WhenHeavenSpitsYouOut'' follows the novelization of the original webcomic, and is narrated by the comic and novel's author, Ruairidh [=MacVeigh=].

* Between 1953 till 1959, Creator/EnidBlyton [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx7ODNTD49c did a narration for some of her]] [[WesternAnimation/NoddysToylandAdventures Noddy books]] part of the "His Master's Voice" series. In later stories, actual voice actors were brought in to voice Noddy and Big Ears.

Where things are adapted to audio-only media such as {{Radio}}, Audiobooks, or {{Audio Play}}s. Some are full adaptations, usually from {{Literature}}, ComicBooks, or {{Manga}}, giving the then silent characters voices. Others are [[AllThereInTheManual side-stories]] for the franchise released in an immerse world of sound, a favorite path for animated fare since, after all, they already have the voice actors and sound effects.

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* A [[Creator/TheBBC BBC Radio 4]] adaptation of the ''Guardian'' strip ''Clare In The Community'' became one of the station's longest-running sitcoms.
* In 2010, the ''Telegraph'' strip ''ComicStrip/{{Alex}}'' was adapted for Classic FM.
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* Similar to Friendship is Magic, ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' has recieved 12 German albums for CD and [=MP3=] in Germany. Some albums such as "Quallendisco" and "Das Blaue Album" would contain brand new stories related told by the charaters provided by their German voice actors.

* A Drama CD version of ''Anime/OneStormyNight'' was released in Japan after the film finished it's run in theaters.

** ''Radio/TheFoundationTrilogy'': This is an adaptation of ''Literature/TheFoundationTrilogy'' by Creator/TheBBC Radiophonic Workshop for {{Radio}} with a full cast for the characters, sound effects, and with stereophonic radio (one of the BBC's first ever).

** An outfit called [=BBV=] produced audio plays and series of varying officialness during the Eighties and Nineties: one starring Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant as "The Stranger" and "Miss Brown"; one starring Lalla Ward and John Leeson as "The Mistress" and "K-9"; and one starring Sylvester [=McCoy=] and Creator/SophieAldred as "The Professor" and "Ace". None of these were licensed ''Doctor Who'' spin-offs, though BBV did obtain a license for K-9 directly from the writers who created the character (an approach they also used to have several recognizable monsters appear in their productions). The "Stranger" and "Mistress" series got away with it by having a low profile and just enough differences from the originals, but the "Professor and Ace" series attracted official notice because [=McCoy=] and Aldred were basically playing the same characters ''under the same names'' ("Professor" was what Ace always called the Doctor in canon, too), and the BBC stepped in to force some more filing-off of serial numbers.

** ''It's A White Tomorrow, Team Rocket!'' is an Original Series drama where a Team Rocket delivery trainee named Mondo meets the Team Rocket trio.

** An outfit called [=BBV=] produced audio plays and series of varying officialness during the Eighties and Nineties: one starring Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant as "The Stranger" and "Miss Brown"; one starring Lalla Ward and John Leeson as "The Mistress" and "K-9"; and one starring Sylvester [=McCoy=] and Creator/SophieAldred as "The Professor" and "Ace". The first two were official, but the last wasn't--and the BBC stepped in to force some more filing-off of serial numbers.

* A [[Creator/TheBBC BBC Radio 4]] adaptation of the ''Guardian'' strip ''Clare In The Community'', currently on its seventh season.

** The Channel 4 sketch show ''Series/{{Absolutely}}'' has been revived on BBC Radio 4 as ''The Absolutely Radio Show''.

* "Literature/ImInMarsportWithoutHilda": This ShortStory was adapted into a stand-alone audiobook narrated by Creator/JimGallant. Orchestral music is included.

* Creator/IsaacAsimov's ''Literature/ScienceFictionFavorites'': In addition to selecting which stories/poems would be included, Creator/IsaacAsimov also provided the narration for the entire book. The following stories were adapted into the audio format:
** "Literature/TheFeelingOfPower"
** "Literature/IJustMakeThemUpSee"
** "Literature/TheImmortalBard"
** "{{Literature/Jokester}}"
** "Literature/TheLastQuestion"
** "Literature/LivingSpace"
** "Literature/SatisfactionGuaranteed"
** "Literature/SpellMyNameWithAnS"
** "{{Literature/Someday}}"
** "Literature/TheUglyLittleBoy"

** The [[Literature/{{Foundation}} Foundation Trilogy]] (full cast, sound effects, recorded at the BBC Radiohonic Workshop and one of the BBC's first ever stereophonic radio productions)

* Creator/{{BBC}} Radio has produced lots of adaptations of books, many of them starring well-known actors like Christopher Lee and David Warner.

** "Literature/InsertKnobAInHoleB" by Creator/IsaacAsimov was adapted to audiobook format by Creator/PaulWilliams for his {{Anthology}} named ''Literature/TellMeAStoryScienceFictionOne''.

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** Kid Stuff Records[[note]]Who also had a home video division called "[=KidVid=]"[[/note]] is another notable maker of these. Many of their various licenses include, but are by no means limited to: Franchise/{{Barbie}}, Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse, WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake, [[Franchise/TransformersGeneration1 the original Transformers series]], and even video game licenses like Franchise/PacMan.[[note]]This was even before Creator/HannaBarbera's [[WesternAnimation/PacMan animated series from 1982]].[[/note]]